Axion clockworks from heterotic M-theory: the QCD-axion and its ultra-light companion

Abstract A previously discussed clockwork mechanism within heterotic M-theory is applied to its axion landscape. We identify a unique candidate for a QCD-axion with a decay constant in the preferred “axion window” around 1011 GeV. It is accompanied by at least one ultra-light axion that couples pred...

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Main Authors: Sang Hui Im, Hans Peter Nilles, Marek Olechowski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-10-01
Series:Journal of High Energy Physics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/JHEP10(2019)159